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Laha fa nitampake lohany ine, ka la nitsambokotsamboko, ka nanao zao : 



'*Fa vonoa lahy ? Fa vonoa lahy ? *' 



Nitsereke iaby N' olo ka tsy maha-be vola koa, fa samby nitam-bava iaby, fa 



loham-pamorike tokoa, 



Tsy zaho ro mavande fa n' antaloha. 



32. — Lohany avao 



Nisy mpivaly niterake anake lahy fito, ka ny faha-fito lohany avao,fa tsy nia- 

 non-andro, ka tampake eo am-bozony avao. — Ndra zao aza no velo avao, fa raha 

 ataon' Andrenanahary. — No tene, ka (aha fa nibe, Irene rahalahiny irene nan- 

 deha nivily aombe, ka mba nangatake koa ie ho nandeha amin-droze. Nitan' aze 

 reniny, fa tsy nimete ie. Ka la nandesendroze. Tampeko avy amin' izao vohilse 

 abo izao ie nivola ehe: Ateronareo anabo ene alio. La naterendroze ene raoa. Ka 

 laha fa niavy tene ie nanao zao : Mandehana nareo, fa tsy manahy aho ;— ka la rose 

 roze, — Ie roze fa nilavitse ie, ingo nisy olo nanday aombe mbambany nbene ka la 

 nivarimbary ie, ■ ka tampeko nahatratse aze nisabadida rene aombe rene. Nila ny 

 raha zay nanaitse ny aombe ny tompony, ka ino hitany, fa Lohany-avao. Ka la ni- 



Yola ie ehe : 



" Laha tsy tea ho sosotse mare nareo atero aiiabo ene aho," ka la naterindroze 



ene ie. Laha fa teo ie nivola indraike : Anampahonareo hata Ie aho ho tsoforako." 



. Ka la nanampake ho aze reo, ka la nitoboro.— Tsinofony, ka nampandehaniny 

 reo. Tsy nete nirehetse soa katae rey, fa setroke avao ro nisododoke naiianabo ane. 

 Koa nahatratse an' Andrenanahary niliina, ka namono-setroke aze. Ka la nivola 

 amin-andevony ie hoehe : Rarao ane zao setroke zao, fa manetroke ahy." — La nan- 

 deha moa ny irako, ka nivola tamin' i Lohaniavao, mba hamono io afo manetroke lo.-- 

 La namale Lohaniavao," Tsy ho vonoeko io laha tsy ovandrike aho. Fa tsy mba teako 

 zao nataon-dry tsy vano zao, ta no ampikizahen-dry olo mira amiko zao aho. 



La nimpoly ny irake ka nitandily ny valem-bola i Lohaniavao. —"Lohaniavao 

 meloke ao id, ka lalia tsy manova aze ho olo Iha, mho ho taenany reketse avao, hoe. 



"Vo'lano ie atao izao : Manjaria olo hoe, ka vonoy zao afo zao." Hoy Andrena- 

 nahary. ... 



La nanjary olo ie, ka vinonony afo ine. Aia moa fa la nolyamm-nasinisinia le 



ka la nanova anara hoe : ^^^^^^^^^„ (Tclear) 



nisabadida == niparitaka ; mitoboro " mivory betsaka ; mitae-afo =: mamelon- 

 afo. 



33. — Tatipo. 



Eo i Tatipo maty ray. Eo koa i Bibi-olo nila namono aze, ka namonje aze an- 

 tranonv eo "Ah, Tatipo ity lahy, ho aia koa Jahy, hamaray?" 



ane i bibi-olo ine, fa tsy nahita aze, ka noly. 



